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Title: Linguistic Proficiency of the Deaf Bilingual Child in French Sign Language and Written French: What is the relation between the two? / Capacités langagières en langue des signes française et en français écrit chez l’enfant sourd bilingue : quelles relations ?
Author: Nathalie Niederberger
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Degree Awarded: University of Geneva , Certificate of Specialisation in Linguistics
Degree Date: 2004
Linguistic Subfield(s): Psycholinguistics
Language Acquisition
Subject Language(s): French
French Sign Language
Swiss-French Sign Language
Director(s): Ulrich Frauenfelder

Abstract:

Most deaf children have very poor oral and written language skills, whereas their signing abilities are equivalent to those normally developed by hearing children in their first language, provided they are exposed to sign language early. We studied the relationship between these capacities in French Sign Language and written French of bilingual deaf children from the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The developing capacities of 39 subjects were tested in both comprehension and production, at the morpho-syntactic and discourse levels. Other factors that may play a role in the development of these skills (such as oral French, cognitive capacities, demographics) were taken into account as well. Results showed a positive and highly significant link between the capacities developed in written French and French Sign Language. The relationship was stronger in comprehension than in production, and also stronger at the discourse level than the morpho-syntactic level. In addition, the skills developed in oral language also appeared to be an important factor in this interaction.

Les capacités en langue orale et écrite de la majorité des enfants sourds sont très déficitaires, contrairement aux capacités que ceux-ci développent en langue des signes en cas d'exposition précoce. Le rapport entre ces différentes capacités langagières a été étudié chez des enfants sourds bilingues de Suisse Romande, en Langue des Signes Française et en français écrit. Les capacités de 39 sujets ont été évaluées, en production et en compréhension, au niveau discursif et morpho-syntaxique. D'autres facteurs pouvant influencer ces capacités (français oral, capacités cognitives, caractéristiques familiales et scolaires) ont aussi été considérés. Les résultats montrent un lien positif et très significatif entre les capacités développées en français écrit et en Langue des Signes Française. La relation semble plus importante en compréhension qu’en production, et sur le plan discursif que sur le plan morpho-syntaxique. En outre, les capacités langagières orales paraissent un facteur également important dans cette interaction.
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